Wolves Are Back In Germany, But Not Always Welcome
Germany is seeing the return of wolf packs, and with them growing political tension over whether the animals pose too much of a threat.
by Martin Kaste
Dec 15, 2018
3 minutes
Wolves are making a big comeback in Germany, which is making some Germans uneasy.
Farmers and hunters drove the species out of the country over 150 years ago, but conditions for wolves became more welcoming in 1990, after Germany's reunification extended European endangered species protections to the eastern part of the country.
Since 2000, the Central European gray wolves have been moving back, . In Brandenburg state, which surrounds Berlin, the number of known wolf packs jumped from zero in.
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